Gage-hinge.



UNITED STATES PATEN T OFFICE.

HADEN J. NEIGHBORS, 0F ROSEBUBG, OREGON.

GAGE-HINGE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HADEN J. NEIGHBORS, acitizen of the United States, residing at Roseburg, in the county ofDouglas and State of Oregon, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Gage-Hinges, of

- which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hinges of the type known as gage hinges, andhas for an object to provide an improved structure of gage ,hinge whichmay be made of sheet metal, a hinge which is of simplified construction,and one which may be easily and economically manufactured.

Although the practical use of gage hinges has long been recognized inthe art no recent attempts have been made to introduce this character ofhinge to the public, mainly for these two reasons, to wityfirst, thegage rib or flange has to be cast upon the face of the leaf andtherefore could be formed on cast hinges only, and second if theordinary sheet metal hinge be provided with the gage the latter must besoldered or brazed upon the face of the leaf, a process neithereconomical nor reliable.

Sheet metal hingesare found to be far .sheet metal gage hinges.

The objects and advantages of this invention will be morefully set forthin the following detail description of the preferred embodiment of theinvention, the same being illustrated in the accompanying drawings inwhich, 7

Figure l is-a perspective view of a butthinge made in accordance withthis iuven-' tion and applied to a door'and its casing.) Fig. 2 is aninner side elevation of thesame, showing the hinge open. Fig. '3 is atop edge view of the hinge open/showing the adjacent parts of the doorand its casing in section; Fig. 4 is a view of the blank from which theleaves of theimproved hinge are formed. Fig. 5 is a top edge view of aSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 2,1914.

Application filed March 10, 1914. Serial No. 823,696.

a portion of the leaf which is turned outwardly therefrom'in a plane atright angles to the plane of the leaf. Theup-per and lower lugs of eachleaf lie in the same vertical plane, as shown in Figs: 2 and 3,

and bear against the outer faces of the door and jamb. These gage lugs16 determine the correct positioning of the respective leaves upon thedoor and jamb so that when two or more of the hinges are used in hanginga door the pintles of the hingeswill be located in true alinement and noundue straining will be exerted upon any of the hinges.

As the gage lugs 16 lie in the same plane and engage the outer faces ofthe door and the casing they constitute a support for the hinge,preventing the sagging of the hinge should any of the fastening screwsbecome loosened, and also take up a part of the weight exerted upon thehinge so that there is less strain upon the fastening screws tendingtoloosen the same.

In the manufacture of these improved 1; inges each leaf is stamped fromsheet metal in the form of a blank as shown in Fig. 4. The blank isslitted inwardly from'its outer edge, the slits extending in parallelismwith the upper and lower edges of the leaf and spaced slightly inwardfrom the sam'i This slitting provides a relatively narrow portion ofmetal at the upper and lower edgespf the leaf which constitute the gagelugs. It will be noted that the gage lugs are turned up from the body oftheleaf in a. plane spaced a short distance from the pintle 13 where yto insure the free action of the pintle when the hinge is secured inplace. The lugs 16 are preferably short and the excess metal at the endsthereof, as shown at 17 in Fig. 4:, is cut from the lugs as indicated.After the blank is thus formed it is treated in the usual manner forturning over the ears and, in addition, the lugs 16 are turned up fromthe blank.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings a slightly different form of hinge is shownwherein the door 14: has a leaf 1O bent at right angles in parallelismwith the pintle and in spaced relation therefrom for the purpose ofdetermining the correct position of the pintle in spaced relation fromthe door and the easing. In this instance the leaf 10 is secured to theouter face of the door While the opposite leaf, constituting the buttsection of the hinge, is countersunk in the inner face of the jamb 15.This butt section 11 is pro-i vided as above described with the gagelugs 16 to determine the correct positioning of the butt section uponthe jamb and also to provide a substantial support for the sa1ne.-

In the use of a hinge of this character, when it is desired to securethe hinge in place, the leaf is first held against the door or jainb inits correct position and the lugs are brought to bear against the outerface of the jamb, or door, to accurately determine the position of theleaf. The door or jamb may now be. marked'about the edges of the Copiesof this patent maybe obtained for leaf to determine the length and widthof the recess tobe chiseled in the door for the reception of the leaf.

From the foregoing it is thus seen that this invention provides for theconstruction of a sheet metal hinge having gage lugs and wherein the useof the separate gage or other measuring devices is dispensed with andthe accuracy and strength of the hinge is insured.

What is claimed is,

1. A sheet metal leaf for a hinge having spaced apart out-turned gagelugs stamped from the leaf and lying in a plane spaced from the inneredge of the leaf.

2 A sheet inetalleaf for a hinge having out-turned gage lugs stampedfrom the leaf at the opposite edges thereof and lying in a plane spacedfrom the inner edge of the leaf.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

' HADEN J. NEIGHBORS. Witnesses Y D. R. SHoMBnooK, E. G. Lo n).

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